Infrastructure Agenda for the New Government of India

GC speaks to Shailendra Singh, partner at Advaita Legal, about the role legal can play in avoiding potential pitfalls in India’s ambitious infrastructure agenda.

Legal Business · 12 July 2019 · 11 min read

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GC: What do you think should be the priority areas/sectors for the re-elected Indian government?

Shailendra Singh (SS): The long term priorities of the government should be environment, affordable housing, drinking water and sanitation, waterways development, financial inclusion and development of hard infrastructure.

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